FBI agents are not paid in hourly wages, they are paid through the federal government system GS ratings which provides agents an annual salary rating for years served.
The tariff of the United States, like all actual protective tariffs, is partly revenue and partly protective, its original purpose of yielding revenue having been subordinated to that of giving protection, until it may now be best described as a protective tariff yielding incidental revenue.
Tariffs and Import Fees What is a tariff? A tariff or duty (the words are used interchangeably) is a tax levied by governments on the value including freight and insurance of imported products. Different tariffs are applied on different products by different countries. Some countries have very high duties and taxes; some have relatively low duties and taxes.